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Written by Black Hot Fire Network on December 24, 2023
Coraline (Erika Alexander) and Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) in American Fiction.
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Coraline (Erika Alexander) and Thelonious "Monk" Ellison (Jeffrey Wright) in American Fiction.
Claire Folger/Orion Releasing LLC
This essay contains spoilers for the new film American Fiction.
A thing about racial stereotypes in America is their stubborn pervasiveness — how they're impossible to eradicate completely even as societal ideals and sensitivities progress over time; how all-consuming they can . . .
